What is Fascial Fitness?
This website is
under development - there is much more to come!
Much practice,
energy, and thought has been invested into the training
of muscles for athletic performance and personal
training. Less attention has been paid to the fibrous
fascial system in which the muscles live, and which
allows then to exert a pull on the bones to shift the
joints. To be fair, there has been some focus on the
health of specific fascial structures such as the
Achilles tendon, plantar fascia, cruciate ligaments,
etc.
But how do we tend to the health and concomitant
development of a healthy, resilient fascial system as a
whole while we are building a strong, balanced, and
coordinated muscular system? How do we prevent injury as
well as recover more quickly? Recent research is
beginning to answer this question, and the 'Fascial
Fitness' series of courses lays that research out for
the trainer in an up-to-date and easily applied way.
Fascial Fitness
is a must for serious trainers who wish to avoid injury
- most injuries are connective tissue injuries, even if
muscles are also involved - and build long-term health
for their clients. The new Fascial Fitness information
represents a cooperative effort by Dr Robert Schleip
and his group in Germany, and Tom
Myers and his Kinesis group in the States and the
UK. The information is constantly being updated in terms
of new research findings.
The Fascial Fitness information is being developed for
more sophisticated presentations as we speak. It will be
presented by Tom Myers and his teachers in fast-paced,
well illustrated courses with clear takeaways for
application and practice. Click the Course link above
You can watch this
short YouTube
video on the nature of fascia.
Or, you can visit
Robert's Schleip's excellent website on Facial Fitness,
www.fasciafitness.de
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